assessment… Students Surprise Us: Interviews with Juliet 20 Jun 201919 Jun 2019 Have you ever had a student just gloriously prove all your assumptions wrong? Things move so quickly in a school. In order to grapple with the pace of our days,…
in the classroom The Striped Snake Barbecue Puzzle: Exploring “Challenge” in 3rd Grade 4 Mar 20196 Feb 2022 Who gets to be challenged in class? How does the work we give students impact their status (or how they perceive their status) in the classroom? Meet Calvin You've probably…
in the classroom Daysha at the Board: Assigning Competence 2 Mar 20195 Feb 2022 "Sit down, Daysha... Daysha." Six-year-old Daysha shot me an icy glare while she leisurely pumped hand sanitizer onto her open palm. The rest of her class was all sitting on…
child study… Counting with Celine / Response to Michael Pershan’s Essay, part 1 13 Jan 201723 Feb 2017 I read Michael Pershan’s essay, "Missing Factors: On Learning What You Don't Know," twice. He described a familiar experience: when students seem stuck with operational fluency, in spite of our…